Carl Staaf

Master is a 3d modeler and animation package. It is written in C++ and uses OpenGL for rendering.
Feature set (partial):

Hierarchical, quaternion-based animation
Skinning
Configurable user interface
Mouse, keyboard, joystick input
Any number of viewports
Environment mapping
Real-world 3d object digitization - ask me about this one, it's cool :) Here's an example
Easy model creation. Here are some models and corresponding concept art.

Dark Visitor is actually one aspect of Master. We designed Master to be both a toolset and a game engine, with this as its first game. Here's a short video (about 1 megs). The following C++ code samples represent the basis for a design pattern we've found useful in developing Master. These code samples will not compile on their own, as they are extracted directly from a large project. They are simply intended to give you an idea of how I code. Loadable.txt defines a virtual base class for loadable items. Loader.txt defines a static template base class for a cached loading mechanism. Together these classes make it very easy to add, for example, a player class loader. Just make player_class inherit from loadable_class (player_class is then required to implement load() method) and create a new class player_loader_class which inherits from loader_template_class. Very little new code is required to add a convenient player loader.
Feature set (partial):

Octree space division
1st person or 3rd person view
Scalable frame rates
Mouse, keyboard, joystick input
3d sound

BOUNCE is a game I developed at Escape Factory. It's a puzzle game with fun and realistic physics.

Evolution is a single-cell life simulation. The goal is to show complex behavior emerging from simple rules via a genetic algorithm. In this case, the dna of these "bugs" describes their movement patterns. As generations pass, a clear distinction evolves between bugs that tend to spin in tight circles about a patch of highly concentrated food, and bugs that cover a lot of distance in regions of diffuse food.

Brain is an implementation of a specification for a genetic algorithm interface. The specification was drawn up by my brother Anton, our friend Kipton, and myself. It describes how a GA implementation can receive input and produce output. This implementation of the framework, known as Brain, uses genetic algorithms as the artificial intelligence in Mortal Karlbat. I wrote Mortal Karlbat as a blatant rip-off of Mortal Kombat, and inserted digitized images of my friend Roky and myself as the fighters.

	Master is a 3d modeler and animation package. It is written in C++ and uses OpenGL for rendering. Feature set (partial): Hierarchical, quaternion-based animation Skinning Configurable user interface Mouse, keyboard, joystick input Any number of viewports Environment mapping Real-world 3d object digitization - ask me about this one, it's cool :) Here's an example Easy model creation. Here are some models and corresponding concept art.
	Dark Visitor is actually one aspect of Master. We designed Master to be both a toolset and a game engine, with this as its first game. Here's a short video (about 1 megs). The following C++ code samples represent the basis for a design pattern we've found useful in developing Master. These code samples will not compile on their own, as they are extracted directly from a large project. They are simply intended to give you an idea of how I code. Loadable.txt defines a virtual base class for loadable items. Loader.txt defines a static template base class for a cached loading mechanism. Together these classes make it very easy to add, for example, a player class loader. Just make player_class inherit from loadable_class (player_class is then required to implement load() method) and create a new class player_loader_class which inherits from loader_template_class. Very little new code is required to add a convenient player loader. Feature set (partial): Octree space division 1st person or 3rd person view Scalable frame rates Mouse, keyboard, joystick input 3d sound
	BOUNCE is a game I developed at Escape Factory. It's a puzzle game with fun and realistic physics.
	Evolution is a single-cell life simulation. The goal is to show complex behavior emerging from simple rules via a genetic algorithm. In this case, the dna of these "bugs" describes their movement patterns. As generations pass, a clear distinction evolves between bugs that tend to spin in tight circles about a patch of highly concentrated food, and bugs that cover a lot of distance in regions of diffuse food.
	Brain is an implementation of a specification for a genetic algorithm interface. The specification was drawn up by my brother Anton, our friend Kipton, and myself. It describes how a GA implementation can receive input and produce output. This implementation of the framework, known as Brain, uses genetic algorithms as the artificial intelligence in Mortal Karlbat. I wrote Mortal Karlbat as a blatant rip-off of Mortal Kombat, and inserted digitized images of my friend Roky and myself as the fighters.